The Payet family grew up in Beau Vallon - a small village on the island of Mahe in Seychelles. Their childhood was one of poverty, juxtaposed against the beauty of the island paradise.

In the early 1970s they immigrated to Melbourne, residing in inner city Richmond. Here the boys gained a love for AFL - with each member of the family supporting different teams. This rivalry continues today.

In his early 20s Francois ran a small stall on the St Kilda Esplanade, pushing his trolley of jewellery to and from home each Sunday. Various family members assisted Francois with his jewellery wholesaling business, and in the late 1980s, Nicholas joined the team. Francois ventured into retailing, running 4 successful stores in Chadstone, Frankston and Greensborough. At this time the brothers started to design and make the first pieces of Payet jewellery.

In 2006 the brothers & familes moved to Margaret River and eventually satisfied a dream of building and working from a purpose built jewellery gallery - at Boodjidup Road.